Upper Falls is a 10-foot waterfall on Black River in Windsor County, Vermont, in the Northeastern Highlands region. It lies about 5.4 miles north of Springfield and roughly 59.3 miles northwest of Manchester as the crow flies.
At 10 feet it is on the modest side for Vermont, where the typical waterfall with a recorded height stands around 30 feet; it ranks 139th of 158. By form it is a cascade, descending over a series of rock steps rather than in a single drop.
The Northeastern Highlands are the mountains of northern New England and the Adirondacks, with spruce-fir on the summits and northern hardwood forest of maple, beech and birch below, and countless lakes and boulder-strewn brooks. Fast mountain streams drop over granite and gneiss ledges in chains of falls and pools. Black River carries 3 recorded waterfalls; the biggest of them reaches 110 feet.
Windsor County holds 16 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Amsden Falls, a block waterfall, is about 2.3 miles away. Little Cascade Falls, a 45-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.5 miles away. Cascade Falls, an 84-foot horsetail waterfall, is about 4.8 miles away.
Upper Falls is located at 43.3731° N, 72.5130° W. The listing is based on the World Waterfall Database, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The creek name is confirmed against the federal Geographic Names Information System. The position was verified on aerial imagery. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.